Neck rest for shampooing



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NECK REST FOR SHAMPOOING Filed June 26, 1946 INVENTOR. 1 1/0005 NORG/QA/ [p /mt Patented Jan. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECK BEST FOR SHAMPOOING Woods Morgan, Charlotte, N. 0.

Application June 26, 1946, Serial No. 679,461

. 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to neck rests for shampooing, and more particularly to an improved neck rest of this type which may be readily associated with a wash basin or the like without requiring special means for attachment.

A common method employed in beauty parlors and the like for shampooing consists in using an adjustable back chair so that patrons may be seated in a reclining position with their heads extending over a wash basin. In carrying out this method it is desirable to provide a neck rest both to support the patrons head properly and to drain the liquid used during shampooing into the wash basin. 7

There is a considerable variation both as to size and shape of wash basins in general use, particularly as to the configuration of the rim portion. As a result, the neck rests for shampooing heretofore proposed have included adjustable means for attaching them to wash basins of different types. These features have made such neck rests expensive and, more importantly, have rendered them hard to clean and maintain in proper sanitary condition.

According to the present invention I have devised an improved form of neck rest which obviates any necessity for attachment means and which is simply constructed as a one piece unit so that it is easily cleaned. The improved neck rest of the present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of associating a neck rest constructed in accordance with the present invention with a wash basin;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the rear drain surface; and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

As illustrated in the drawing my neck rest comprises a body member ID formed with a flat central portion I I adapted for horizontal disposition on the rim of a wash basin or the like indicated in Fig. 1 at l2. The flat portion H is formed in suflicient extent to provide an adequate neck rest area for supporting a patron's head properly as it is shampooed.

A front end portion I3 is provided on the body member ill which extends vertically downward from the flat central portion ll so as to contact the front face of the wash basin l2 and cooperate with this portion II to position the body member Ill during use in association with the wash basin I2. That is, when the head of the patron is placed over the basin [2 so that his neck rests on the flat portion H, the body member in will be weighted by the patrons head on the rim of the basin Ill and the downwardly extending disposition of the front end portion l3 will provide a second point of support for body member l0 against the front face of basin l2 so that body member ID is firmly positioned in place during use.

An important feature of this arrangement, as mentioned above, is that it obviates the necessity for any special means for associating the body member Ii] with wash basins of varying size and difiering rim configurations. In this connection, the radius of the formed edge (as at M) between the front end portion l3 and the fiat central portion II should be made as small as possible without rendering the formed edge sharp. By providin a small radius for the formed edge [4 in this manner the flat central portion II and front end portion l3 can be joined so that they do not ride the edge of the rim on basin H! (see Fig. 3), and consequently are adapted to effect the two point support described above for body member [0 with widely varying shapes and sizes of wash basins.

The body member in is further formed with a rear end portion l5 extending angularly downward from the flat central portion H to provide a drain surface disposed to discharge into a wash basin with which the body member ID is associated. To channel the liquids used during shampooing over the drain surface provided by the rear end portion i5, upstanding flanges IB are formed at the side edges of the flat central portion H and these flanges I6 extend continuously for a substantial extent along the side edges of the rear end portion It.

The neck rests of the present invention as described above have a distinct advantage in the simplicity of their construction. In use, the neck rests are easily associated with a wash basin when needed, and automatically position themselves properly in relation to the particular wash basin used. When not in use, the simplicity of construction is likewise advantageous in rendering the neck rests easily cleaned and maintained in satisfactory sanitary condition.

I claim:

A neck rest adapted for association with wash basins and the like for use in shampooing, comprising a body member having a flat central portion adapted to rest with a horizontal disposition on the rim of a wash basin and extend from said rim over the bowl of said basin, a front end portion on said body member extending vertically downward from said flat central portion and forming a front wall adapted to contact the front face of a wash basin and cooperate with said flat central portion to position and hold the body member in place during use in association with a wash basin, a rear end portion on said body member extending angularly downward from said fiat central portion and providin a drain surface discharging into an associated wash basin, and upstanding flanges disposed at the side edges of said flat central portion and extending continuously for a substantial extent along the side edges of said rear end portion to channel liquid over the drain surface provided by said rear end portion.

WOODS MORGAN. 15

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,172,589 Middleton Sept. 12, 1939 

